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1、智课网雅思备考资料2012雅思口语话题范文Names-智课教育出国考试雅思口语考试中关于名字Names话题经常出现，一般考官会问你的名字有特殊含义么，中国名字和外国名字在哪些方面不同等等。下面为大家整理了雅思口语考官关于这类话题的具体问题及参考答案，考生可以提前看一下，再根据自己的实际情况来组织新的回答内容和思路。Doesyournamehaveanyspecialmeaning?Noitdoesn't.Tomeit'sjustacoupleofsoundsputtogether.Butah…Iknowmanynameswereattachedalotofimporta
2、ntmeanings.WhenChinesepeoplenametheirchildren,arethereanyspecialcustomsthatarefollowed?Peoplehavealwaysshowedparticularconcernforthemeaning,appearanceandsoundwhentheynamechildren.Itisexpectedthatanamegivenbythefatherorgrandfathercarriestheirwish,hope,pursuit,aspiration,generation,etc.Thi
3、snamemustberichinthename-giver'swishorintentionanditshouldalsobepleasantinformandsound.Isthereanyspecialceremonywhenbabiesaregiventheirnames?ThereisnosuchatraditioninChina.Itdependsonbabies'parents.Itisagoodchanceforfamiliestogettogetherandseethelovelynewbornbaby.HowareChinesenamesandWes
4、ternnamesdifferent?ChinesenamesalwaystendtohavehistoricoridiomaticmeaningsinitwhileWesternnamessoundnaturalandcasual.IftheyareChristian,theymaynametheirchildaftersomeoneintheBible--John,Luke,Simon,Micah,Rebecca,etc.IftheyareCatholic,theymaychoosetonametheirchildafteraparticularsaint.What
5、namedopeopleathomecallyou?Justmyname,sometimesmyDadcalledme"son",mymomcalledme"babe"asnickname.DomanypeopleinChinahaveanickname?MostofthepeoplewillhaveanicknameinChina.Becausetheylikehavingtheoptiontouseafamiliarandaffectionatenameforsomeonetheyarecloseto.Arethereanybigdifferencesbetween
6、people'snamestodayinChinaandpeople'snamesmanyyearsago?ThemostobviousdistinctthatIknowisthatnamestendtobemorediverseanduniquethesedays.Thereareevensomenamesthatcontainveryuncommoncharactersnow,whichcancausealotofinconvenienceforothersactually.DoChinesepeopleliketohavecommonnames?No.Everyo
7、newantstobeuniqueandhaveanunusualname.I'mquitehappywithmynamenow.Ithinkit'spretty,fairlyunique,andsortofformal.WhyaresomeChinesenamesverysimilartoeachother?Iguessit'sbecausethatChinesepeoplepreferacertainrangeofcharacterswhichsymbolizespecialmeansorsometraditionalvirtuest
